The Value Chain

Untuk menganalisa aktifitas yang spesifik dimana perusahaan dapat menciptakan “competitive advantage”, adalah sangat berguna jika perusahaan dapat dijadikan sebagai rantai aktifitas penciptaan nilai (value-creating activities). Michael Porter menidentifikasikan sekelompok aktifitas generik yang saling berkaitan dalam perusahaan. Model ini dikenal dengan nama “Value Chain” sebagaimana diutaikan sebagai berikut:
Kegiatan Utama Kegiatan “Value Chain” 
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Baldrige Award

To assess management systems and to identify major improvement areas. Explanation of Baldrige Award.The categories performance criteria model of the Baldrige Award can be used to assess management systems and identify major improvement areas.  The Baldrige Award was established by the US Congress in 1987 and named after former Secretary of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige.  It [...]

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14 Principles of Management of Henri Fayol (1916)

The general management principles as summarized by Fayol. Explanation of 14 Principles of Management of Henri Fayol. (1916) Contributed by: Vincent Marino
WHAT ARE THE 14 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT? DESCRIPTION The 14 Management Principles from Henri Fayol (1841-1925) are:
1. Division of Work. Specialization allows the individual to build up experience, and to continuously improve his skills. [...]

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7-S Framework of McKinsey

What is the  7-S Framework? Description
The 7-S Framework of McKinsey is a management model that describes 7 factors to organize a company in an holistic and effective way. Together these factors determine the way in which a corporation operates. Managers should take into account all seven of these factors, [...]

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The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a portfolio planning model developed by Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group in the early 1970’s. It is based on the observation that a company’s business units can be classified into four categories based on combinations of market growth and market share relative to the largest competitor, hence the [...]

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4 Dimensions of Relational Work

The 4 Dimensions of Rational Work of Timothy Butler and James Waldroop is presen in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) of June 2004. According to Butler and Waldroop, interpersonal common sense is critical in almost any areas of business.
Basically, Managers can boost productivity by :

By hiring the right emplotees.
By making the best work assignments.
By rewarding [...]

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ETIKA

Pengertian etika  

(Sjafri Mangkuprawira, 2006)

§         Berasal dari bahasa latin, Etica; falsafah moral dan merupakan pedoman cara hidup yang benar dilihat dari sudut pandang budaya, susila dan agama.

§         Berasal dari bahasa Yunani; Ethos: kebiasaan, watak.

§         Makna pertama : semangat khas kelompok tertentu, misalnya ethos kerja, kode etik kelompok profesi.

§         Makna kedua : norma-norma yang dianut oleh kelompok, [...]

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Business Ethics

Etika Bisnis 
Pengaplikasian etika bisnis adalah hal yang tidak dapat dihindari, seorang manajer harus terus menyeimbangkan antara kebutuhan organisasi dengan kebutuhan stockholder. Hal pertama yang harus diakui adalah adanya problem dengan etika. Tidak hanya masalah arogansi dan imoral tapi juga eksekutif yang semangkin rakus.

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“The Daily Tonic”

Adopted from Geoffrey Moss, Wellington, N.Z.
 “Make this year a year of achievements. You don’t know what you can achieve until you try.” – “It’s amazing what you can achieve if you believe you can do it.” – “One of the great pleasures in life is doing what others say you cannot do.”

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Manajemen Profesional

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Bapak Prof. Sjafri Mangkuprawira 

Manajemen adalah perpaduan pelaksanaan fungsi-fungsi  perencanaan (planning), pengorganisasian(organizing), pelaksanaan (actuiting), dan pengawasan/pengendalian (controlling) untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu dalam waktu tertentu pula. Ada juga yang mendefinisikan manajemen sebagai perpaduan pelaksanaan fungsi-fungsi rencana (plan), kerjakan (do), periksa (check) dan aksi (action) untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu dalam waktu tertentu. Selain itu, ada  yang menerapkan model [...]

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